The Battle for Hell's Island: How a Small Band of Carrier

The Battle for Hell's Island: How a Small Band of Carrier Dive-Bombers Helped Save Guadalcanal

From the author of Pacific Payback, the true story of how a patchwork band of aviators saved Guadalcanal during WWII.

November 1942: Japanese and American forces fight for control of Guadalcanal, a small but pivotal island in the South Pacific. The Japanese call it Jigoku no Shimaâ€”Hell's Island.

Amid a seeming stalemate, a small group of U.S. Navy dive-bombers is called upon to help determine the islandâ€™s fate. When their carriers are lost, they are forced to operate from Henderson Field, a small dirt-and-gravel airstrip on Guadalcanal.Â

They help form the Cactus Air Force, tasked with making dangerous flights from their jungle airfield while holding the line against Japanese air assaults, warship bombardments, and sniper attacks from the jungle. When the Japanese launch a final offensive to take the island, these dive-bomber jocks answer the call of dutyâ€”turning back an enemy warship armada, fighter planes, and a convoy of troop transports.Â

The Battle for Hell's Island reveals how command of the South Pacific, and the outcome of the Pacific War, depended on control of a single dirt airstripâ€”and the small group of battle-weary aviators sent to protect it with their lives.

INCLUDES PHOTOS
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Dutton Caliber
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2016-11-01
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780451473769

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Dutton Caliber
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
Color	Tan
ReleaseDate	2016-11-01
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780451473769

The Battle for Hell's Island: How a Small Band of Carrier Dive-Bombers Helped Save Guadalcanal

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